George S. Mahaffey Jr.

Syndicate Wars: First Strike (Seppukarian Book 1)by Kyle Noe, George S. Mahaffey Jr., and Justin Sloan is a non-stop sci-fi action novel. It starts fast and furious and does not stop to let you catch your breath. It is an alien invasion book, a tough group of Marines and Resistance fighters and aliens that some of these Marines get up close with, but not by their choice. Too close...I can't tell more but this is a great plot and eager to see where this story leads. Great job. Love the characters and the book.… (mer)

Vertical City, A Zombie Thriller Part 3 by George S. Mahaffey, Jr. is the continuation of Books 1 & 2.

I found it fascinating, read it in one sitting & still wanted more. Wyatt develops as an interesting character. I care about what has been happening to him. He's involved in some near lethal escapades.

This portion of the ongoing series is a pulse-pounding, suspense-filled book.

I gave it five stars in spite of a need for editing for incorrect grammar & homonyms.… (mer)

Vertical City, A Zombie Thriller Part 2 by George S. Mahaffey, Jr. is a hypnotic, page-turning book.

I gave it four stars. While it was action-packed, full of suspense & entertaining, it did need editing for incorrect grammar & homonyms. There was one blatant misuse of a word that caught my attention. A character had her neck bitten by a zombie & it was described as being eviscerated. A neck cannot be disemboweled.

Wyatt is describing the infirmary: "This is where the physically ill & people deemed 'fragile' are kept: those broken at birth, the severely mentally ill, the perpetually hopeless, & folks who have seen shit which cannot be easily understood."

I move down a corridor of slump-shouldered fragiles, mostly men & women in grubby clothes with lifeless eyes."

I normally hate cliff hangers & will delete stars from sheer frustration when I find one. This author uses them well. I was not left gasping for breath but with an eagerness to know what was next. I was intrigued enough to purchase the other two books of the series.
I look forward to reading them.… (mer)

Vertical City, A Zombie Thriller Part 1 by George S. Mahaffey, Jr. is obviously about zombies. It does have a different take on the survivalist's methods. I gave it five stars. It's fast moving & edgy with action. I found it riveting.

Wyatt was three when the change took place. As he, his parents & some neighbors were escaping, his mother told him: "'Can you do something for me when we go through that door?' Another nod from me. 'Whatever you do, do not look down, okay? Keep your eyes on mommy. Do. Not. Look. Down.' For the first time real fear panged me & my eyes began to get misty as I caught sight of my father, a broad-shouldered man who'd never shown a modicum of emotion in all the time I'd known him, begin to weep. Whether he was crying for himself or us, or simply because the mini-empire he'd built was likely on the verge of collapse, I didn't know, but it hardly mattered."

They got into a helicopter but it crashed. They were trapped on a "concrete island as a struggle for survival raged below." They sealed the building off at the tenth floor & waited for help to arrive. None came. That was where they made their home. It had been sixteen years ago.

"Initially, the newly-risen dead were called 'The Woken' but then Del Frisco got tired of having to say the 'double u' in the first letter of 'Woken,' & shortened it to 'Dub,' & then the 'Dubs' (my suggestion) which is what pretty much everyone calls them now."

Wow! Read in one sitting, it went too fast. Now I'll have to get the other three parts.

I received a complimentary kindle copy from Amazon. That did not change my opinion for this review.… (mer)